Hey, look who’s back!  It’s Ken Schles, from the early days.  It was a pleasure to catch up with him again.

Boy, two weeks off the podwaves feels like an eternity.  So glad to be back. and to bring you all another dose of Robert Nicol.  See you again next week!

This was so much fun.  Rachel was my professor in grad school, and it was great to connect with her again.  Enjoy.

We get off to a little bit of a slow start here, but things really pick up once we leave the initial topic behind and start to explore some of the bigger implications of role playing games.  Stay with us.

This is one of those occasions where I think I should have spent more time talking about my guest’s credentials.  Erin is a legit and accredited thinker slash smartypants about things photographic AND artistic, not to mention a great pal.  I haven’t seen her in a while, so it was great to Skype it up.

“Do you want cheap sushi or do you want expensive sushi?”  — me

Yeah, so, it looks like I unwittingly did what I always tell people I’ll never do:  gave a non-expert a couple of specialist topics.  Sorry Stu!  You were a great sport.

This one is a little longer than usual.  I tried to cut it down, really I did, but Heather just said too many smart things, and I want to share them all with the world.  Listen up.

A chat with Joshua Gaylord, the world’s leading expert on Alden Bell.

Call in the experts!  My old friend Marjorie weighs in.